How Do Con Artists Trick People? | Understanding Cognitive Biases

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Con artists depend on appearing credible and making personalized statements about their marks in order to dupe them. Make sure you're not one of them with this second in a two-part look at con artists. To learn how to spot more of their tricks, watch the previous video right here: • How Did P.T. Barnum Tr...
This video is from the series Understanding Cognitive Biases, presented by Alexander B. Swan
To learn more about cognitive biases, visit www.wondrium.com
00:00 How Con Artists Use Credibility to Fool Us
02:40 Falling for Flattery and Personalization
05:19 Are Westerners More Susceptible to Being Duped?
07:06 How Do We Avoid Getting Conned?
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[@sherrydionisio4306]

Sooo many reasons we should practice and behave with more humility.

[@feudist]

"You may have spoken to a non-psychic..." Uh...yeah?

[@riverraisin1]

Anybody that would call a clairvoyant is already prone to being duped. No sympathy here.

[@dcissignedon]

It was very hard to finish this video.

[@MA-1234]

His speech style is incredibly boring